EXPERIENCE

Freelance Writer/Editor | A Traveling Bee | June 2019 – Present

-Produce digital content in the written, video and photographic realms

-Copyedit book and online content

-Write for trade and reference book projects

-Video personality and host

Destination Editor | Lonely Planet | June 2015 – June 2019

-Managed an international team of contributors who produced content for both digital and print

-Maintained the accuracy, objectivity and effectiveness of all published products

-Curated content according to travel interests, evolving trends and responsible travel initiatives

Acquisitions Assistant | University Press of Kentucky | May 2011 – June 2015

-Managed author and peer review correspondence

-Communicated with series editors about potential projects

-Wrote staff commentary (basis for marketing copy); edited/approved cover and catalog copy

Master of Arts in Hispanic Studies | August 2015 | University of Kentucky, GPA: 4.0

Bachelor of Arts in English and Bachelor of Arts in Spanish | May 2011 | University of Kentucky

Summa cum laude with Honors in both degrees; GPA: 4.0

Member of Phi Beta Kappa

Gaines Fellow of the Gaines Fellowship Program